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Brother and sister arrested in Athens

Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested a man on an out-of-county assault warrant at his home on Star Drive Tuesday afternoon and then arrested his teenage sister after she got upset and allegedly behaved aggressively toward officers.

Members of the local police Crime Suppression Unit went to the home of 31-year-old Brandon Markquel Minus to serve him with the Stephens County aggravated assault warrant, and because his alleged offense involved a firearm, police surrounded the home with weapons drawn, including a rifle, according to police.

Brandi Minus, 19, pointed at the officer who had the rifle and asked if her brother was going to be shot, police said, and then she pointed her finger at the face of one officer before kicking at the officer who had been armed with the rifle.

Brandon Minus was arrested on the warrant and the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office placed a hold on his release from custody, police said, and Brandi Minus was charged with disorderly conduct.